keith l. stith

Keith is a servant leader with an unwavering passion for strengthening police-community relations.  Keith is a retired Chief of Detectives from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Hudson County, New Jersey. He is a highly accomplished law enforcement executive with over three decades of experience in the arena of urban policing. 

As a reform-minded leader, he understands that public safety can only be achieved through partnership between law enforcement agencies and communities. These relationships must be leveraged to promote positive interactions between the “police” and the “people.”

•  Co-founder of  the Urban Policing Institute (UPI) at Hudson County Community College.
•  Trustee of the New Jersey Chapter of NOBLE
•  Recipient of the NAACP – Jersey City Public Safety Award.
•  Recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Change Agent Award – Wagner College.
•  Adjunct Professor at Monmouth University and Hudson County Community College

•  Wagner College - Bachelor of Science 
•  New Jersey City University - Master of Science 
•  Graduate from the prestigious FBI National Academy and NOBLE Potential CEO Mentoring Program.

•  Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Associates (FBI-NAA)
•  Hudson County Police Chief’s Association 
•  International Association Chief of Police (IACP)
•  National Organization of Black Law Executives (NOBLE)
•  New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
•  New Jersey Chiefs of County Detectives/Investigators Association.

Trisha O. Hutson-Baptist, Ed.D. of KLS Consultancy and Training, LLC is an Educational Consultant specializing in Urban Systems Analysis, Data Analysis, Law and Social Policy. Trisha is an exceptional educator who has spent three decades working to reform urban systems. 

•  Three decades of Urban Educational Leadership
•  Urban Systems Analysis – New Jersey, Baltimore, Boston and North Carolina.
•  Professional Development Consultant – North Carolina
•  Community Partnerships – Baltimore, Boston and North Carolina 
•  Education Administration – Baltimore, Boston and North Carolina

•  Bachelor of Arts (English), South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
•  Master of Arts (Instruction and Curriculum) Kean University: Union, New Jersey
•  Educational Specialist (Superintendency) Wingate University: Wingate, North Carolina
•  Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership) Wingate University: Wingate, North Carolina
•  Certification (Urban Leadership, Law and Social Policy) – Morgan State University  

•  National Educators Association
•  North Carolina Association of Educators
•  Charlotte Mecklenburg Association of Educators
•  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development